Personal Opinion: Any conversation about devolution or restructuring, that does not have at its center NASS + State Houses of Assembly, is a waste of time. The only practical means of achieving these ends is by amending the Constitution—& only these Legislatures can effect that.
We can talk & talk & talk.
We can set up a million National Conferences, and pay generous sitting allowances and keep the newspapers occupied with juicy proceedings for months.
At end of day, if you can’t transmute all of these into Constitutional Amendments - waste of time!
Personal Opinion: Many of the shrillest voices on ‘Restructuring’ in Nigeria do not, deep down, really care about it
What they want is simply an opportunity to be able to wail eternally about it. It’s a nice topic that can keep u in news headlines indefinitely. (See Next tweet)
If they were really serious about it, they’d put the spotlight where it really belongs.
But instead they’re obsessed with making ‘Restructuring’ sound like the President’s burden because they know how attention-grabbing—and distracting—that is. And that public don’t know better.
This week is Digital Switch Over in Lagos. Means Lagos is switching from Analogue to Digital Broadcasting. You’ll now need a Set-Top-Box (aka decoder) to access terrestrial TV.
UPSIDES: high-quality audio/video, more terrestrial channels, audience measurement for advertisers etc
It’s part of a worldwide shift from analogue TV broadcasting to digital. South Africa has just started, Zimbabwe too.
Nigeria started 2016, 6 States and FCT completed in phase 1, Lagos (April 29, 2021) marks the start of Phase 2.
President Buhari commends USA for returning to the Paris Climate Agreement. #ClimateLeadersSummit
As a vulnerable country, Nigeria has undertaken major environmentally- sound and climate-friendly programs, says PMB. Goal is to cut emission by 20% unconditionally and 45% conditionally by 2030. #ClimateLeadersSummit
3 random Automobile Industry #goodnews Stories from Nigeria. I’ve tried to do some regional balancing eh, because that’s what you people care for innit?
One from Ogun, one each from Enugu and Anambra, and one from Kaduna.
Let’s start with Kaduna. Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN), one of the oldest vehicle assembly plants in the country. Has had ups and downs, AMCON took over 2012 or so, etc. About six months ago new investors took over, and have pledged to inject $150mn: google.com/amp/s/leadersh…
Sorry. 4 stories not 3. (I didn’t like Further Maths like that in secondary school)
The ghost-working kingpin has asked a question, albeit a ridiculously laughable one. I’ll answer, only because I want a deserving charity to benefit. I hope his shamelessness does not extend to owing charities.
Here’s positive articles from me about Nigeria, pre-2015: